HAZMAT-Flagged Items for PB Delivery and PB Returns¶

Overview¶

As of July 9, 2023, to designate a HAZMAT item in a PB Standard shipment, you must use the hazmat special service. The Create PB Standard Shipment API will no longer use the hazmatDetails object.

The hazmat special service will require the HAZMAT_TYPE input parameter, which will identify the type of hazardous material in the shipment. The input parameter will take one of the values listed in the HAZMAT_TYPE Input Values table below. Based on the value entered, the API will insert the required codes and markers on the label and in the barcode.

Note

You cannot use the hazmat or hazmat-electronics special services when shipping to or from Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or APO/FPO/DPO destinations.

Example HAZMAT_TYPE Input Parameter¶

The following is an example of the hazmat special service with the required HAZMAT_TYPE input parameter. In the example, the value field identifies the hazardous material as a lithium battery that is packaged with a new electronic device. For available input values, see HAZMAT_TYPE Input Values.

 "rates": [
   {
   "carrier": "PBCS",
   "serviceId": "PRCLSEL",
   "parcelType": "PKG",
   "specialServices": [
     {
       "specialServiceId": "hazmat",
       "inputParameters": [
         {
          "name" : "HAZMAT_TYPE",
          "value" : "Class 9 Lithium Battery with New Device"
         }
       ]
     }
   ]
  }
],

HAZMAT_TYPE Input Values¶

The HAZMAT_TYPE input parameter takes the following values. Enter the value in the value field:

Value	Description
Air Eligible Ethanol	Air Eligible Ethanol Package – authorized fragrance and hand sanitizer shipments
Class 1 Toy Propellant or Safety Fuse	Ground shipments only. Class 1 – Toy Propellant/Safety Fuse Package.
Class 3	Ground shipments only. Class 3 - Hazardous Materials Package - Hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, ethanol base products, flammable liquids, etc.
Class 7 Radioactive Materials	Ground shipments only. Class 7 – Radioactive Materials Package (e.g., smoke detectors, minerals, gun sights, etc.)
Class 8 Air Eligible Corrosive Materials	Class 8 – Corrosive Materials Package - Air Eligible Corrosive Materials (certain cleaning or tree/weed killing compounds, etc.)
Class 8 Sealed Lead Acid Battery	Class 8 – Nonspillable Wet Battery Package - Sealed lead acid batteries
Class 9 Dry Ice	Class 9 – Dry Ice Package (limited to 5 lbs. if shipped via Air)
Class 9 Lithium Battery Marked Ground Only	Ground shipments only. Class 9 - Lithium Battery Marked – Ground Only Package - New Individual or spare lithium batteries (marked UN3480 or UN3090)
Class 9 Lithium Battery Unmarked	Class 9 – Lithium batteries, unmarked package – New electronic devices installed or packaged with lithium batteries (no marking)
Class 9 Lithium Battery with New Device	Class 9 - Lithium batteries, marked package - New electronic devices packaged with lithium batteries (UN3481 or UN3091)
Class 9 Magnetized Materials	Class 9 – Magnetized Materials Package
Consumer Commodity	ID8000 Consumer Commodity Package - Air Eligible ID8000 Consumer Commodity (non-flammable aerosols, flammable combustible liquids, toxic substance, miscellaneous hazardous materials)
Div 4.1 Mailable Flammable Solids	Ground shipments only. Division 4.1 – Mailable flammable solids and Safety Matches Package – Safety/strike on box matches, book matches, mailable flammable solids
Div 5.1 Hydrogen Peroxide 8 to 20 Percent	Division 5.1 – Oxidizers Package - Hydrogen peroxide (8 to 20% concentration)
Div 5.2 Organic Peroxides	Division 5.2 – Organic Peroxides Package
Div 6.1 Toxic Materials	Division 6.1 – Toxic Materials Package (with an LD50 of 50 mg/kg or less) - (pesticides, herbicides, etc.)
Div 6.2 Biological Materials	Division 6.2 Hazardous Materials - Biological Materials (e.g., lab test kits, authorized COVID test kit returns)
Excepted Quantity Provision	Excepted Quantity Provision Package (e.g., small volumes of flammable liquids, corrosive, toxic or environmentally hazardous materials – marking required)
Ground Only Hazardous Materials	Ground shipments only. Ground Only Hazardous Materials (for items that are not listed, but are restricted to surface only)
Lighters	Ground shipments only. Lighters Package - Authorized Lighters
Limited Quantity Ground Only	Ground shipments only. LTD QTY Ground Package – Aerosols, spray disinfectants, spray paint, hair spray, propane, butane, cleaning products, etc. – fragrances, nail polish, nail polish remover, solvents, hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, ethanol base products, etc. – other limited quantity surface materials, (cosmetics, cleaning products, paints, etc.)
Small Quantity Provision	Ground shipments only. Small Quantity Provision Package (markings required)

Hazmat Electronics Special Service¶

To ship HAZMAT-restricted electronics, use the hazmat-electronics special service, as shown in the example below. The hazmat-electronics special service applies to used, damaged, or defective electronic devices containing or packaged with lithium batteries.

The following is an example hazmat-electronics special service:

"rates": [
   {
   "carrier": "PBCS",
   "serviceId": "PRCLSEL",
   "parcelType": "PKG",
   "specialServices": [
     {
       "specialServiceId": "hazmat-electronics"
     }
   ]
  }
],